New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
THE HUMORS OF INTERVIEWING" -QUES-
TONS OF ETIQUETTE.
"BEN" BUTLvR's APPETITE" BISHOP" oBERLY
WITTY unuev vvsrtvrrrrs

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ish white beard gives him p,triarcha appearance
and his placid face Is as unreadabe the sphinx.
larger man but one not e,s striking Chief Doorkeeper
Basset, OF the Senate. whose long snowy white beard
gives to him also the air OF patriarch His face Is
quite placid and liable Senators oounte
nance. Tho ve-y marked difference between tho two
Is that tho Sen itoria stop is soft and catke AMI
ono almost hears the PAIRING :" rs q Joe Brown
the richest man In Georgia. moves about tho Senate
Chamber. Now on the contrary. though there can be
but te difference In their ages. Door Keeper BaSsetts
step is still spriugy AMI active Not long when the
deuge OF NswYork inerviewcrs on the Presi Tents
message swept over theCapita Senator Brown an SEN
ator German happened IN be In the Senate restaurant
getting luncheon They at separate tables but 1t
seems that old Joe combining tue business OF
eating with the pleasure OF syly watching the Maryland
Senator get rid OF an interviewer MI Germans face
expressed surprise, annoyance AMI II musr be said lis
gust or he 10 work OF It, and then Sem
ator Browns curiosity led him directly over and no
asked he sat down with confidential to Sem
ator German:
"what is the matter. German You seem put out
about something"
"Wby one OF those fellows from New-York. you know.
He wanted to tell him what thought Of the mes
sage. and what views the tariff" was tho
reply. In avexcd tone.
"we what did you toll him !" asked Senator Brown.
stroking his long beard with unoeevlng elaboration
and determined to get at tho bottom OF 1t by erretng
out the cause OF the others annoyance
81 told him had nothing say sbvut tho message Or
tariff at present"
swell. I'm sure there was nothing IN that to put you
out" soothingly commented the Georgia Senator
"rd like TO have put him out Why. Brown. the
fellows first question waswell. now what do you think
he asked mel
Haven't tho least idea" with full emphasis on the
first letter Of the word idea"
Why, he began. Senator Brown. you Democrat
or Republican, Think OF asking such question!
llp, faIb al
newspaper fellow who didn't know enough beforehand
not to ask me such question"
Seven years I'm the United States Senate and unknown
by name and unknown political faith more than
the Maryland Senator could stand And to be taken Tor
Brown of Georgia." or course it came out plump
enough ami with mercilcss directness. There was
dead pause but only for moment smile more than
slowly passed senator Browns serene cOunteahce
passed slowly ami lost Itself IN the long yellow"
ish white beard. Then he saiL with his deliberate
ministerial coincidence manner:
"Gorman, | can tell YOU something nnoh worse than
that one OF these newspaper fellows went for old Door
keeper Bassct yesterday aud interviewed him on the
tariff Now what do You suppose the fellow SAID wheh
he got through with Bassett and went outr
"Oh. 1 haven't an idea" replied Senator German
Frightening mp with the hope thai somebody else had
been hit harder than himself
Well that newspaper fellow went out and said: I've
been tai for hAlf AOur In there with old Brown
of Georgia. ana only tari he knows anything about
(. the tarih of lsl9.'"
The gasronomical peculiartes Of great men fro
ouently made subject 0f OF al tac public
characters VINO visit WIshin ;tOn. an tod that Ben
Butler heads the list far as nis ability for slowing
away food concerned II, literally takes the sake"
for tho steanins plnc.c (, his weHSues' ani IL the
testimony that tue most agile cook In the DISTRICT
cannot turn the farinaceoIs Ip,ck fast enough 10 meet
the demands of Bcns appsute In the lower part OF
Pennsylvauiaave. there stands little hotel an uhpr"
teniious little cvAnslry Motel for tIc correctness Of
its calsino ami its excellent service IT'S quiet resort
with all comforts OF OF IN ;sl tavern AMI The
sccuson dear TO the average german Her " Ben
Butter fre1dsnty cones this pace - order his favor
tie dsa
.lhave heard Of appctite," said attendant to me
tbs other day. but never sneS exactly what real
appetite WAS before saw Mr. Butler ! Remember the
hr.t time he cane hero he or crel two portcrhoas'
steaks dozsn fried esgs with frcl onions raw fried
potatoe. pancakes su!i. ItloIsit At was for
party OF four. ami hxcI plates nlpkin'' knives AMI
fork accordingly.
What tho you brn ync all those dishes Ia hero
forl DO vOu suppose rye invit'i regiment to dine
W.T., mo r,kc them away shouted Mr. Butler.
"Whiie cleared away .ue 'lecs Nj Butler sat there
impl,leaty with a FORK in ons hand All knife the
oihcr waiting for 10 set The ORDERS on the table
There were twelve paGcISr, on plato These he sliced
through at blow, cat ont section AMI apparently
s"alowcd It PREY, mI,n - t,o ,r section folIowri
Numbered out;
'BrinL H. some more pancakes
back 10 the Kitchen ana detailed the rllua
ton 10 the head cook , -
why dat must bee Mr. butler. said tho cook. know
inrlv and calIhs assistant he tod nm Ia make up
a Lle panui 81 lancake batter aud Ia bc mighty quick
about II iof Iti 10 lie liniu room viii an appe
~. ,iRr rat sole Muet got ttck IL tue dinins room
On, of The pOrerh0Gst ste tx missing II nal MS
rpcareG qu.cklJ that began 80 cubt whct ici ial
brourh II OF Rot. wncn ms mini wa, ,rttiei by Mr
Butter VINO said a. he sipei NJ nonth ana cam;
THAT steak was uf rIsht but 'hls one IS not quite
rare enough ,,,- ,-.-
Hui nc tel all the aud destroyed 1t In large
sec,or. supplemented hy mOuthtnis OF go, pptitoc
and ,ri.n rs AMI an occasion al hllfcup or coffee.
Wh-r. the those pancake" \ no sh"ltru'
while yArLs with his ono good eye aud then no
turncc A. T. To iLe ,Ook
Rriuz ia those pancaKcsl'
vel. ST. vJn may believe me or not. hut Mt bhtIer
rot av.y with four dozen pancakes. ami ~ Tor tho
STEAK and potatoes. there wasn't enough icit 10
feel "A eat AMI then he got up ana Walked down tho
avcnue a. brsGy rs IL no hal only lunchei ON half
dozen raw Oysters."
senator wslthal OF Missi ssipp'i Is one OF the few
early r,ing senator's II has lon: been his habit 10 take
n cum o. :oaec and roll At O'Clock In the morning all